Cruise ships are viewed as both bounty and burden in Bar Harbor, Maine, where the ships’ passengers boost the town’s economy but leave some locals worried that they’re losing control over their hometown.

The cremated remains of legendary Grizzly bear 399 have been spread where she lived in Grand Teton National Park.

Additional stretches of the Blue Ridge Parkway were opened to traffic Friday morning, including a short section near Mount Pisgah in North Carolina.

Bob Krumenaker, a National Park Service veteran of more than 40 years with postings from Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and Big Bend National Park to Valley Forge National Historical Park, has been voted onto the National Parks Traveler’s board of directors.